Number of one year olds in Samoa
Samoa: Number of one year olds was 2,662 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2,662
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
179th
of 236 countries
All-time high
2,874
in 2014
All-time low
1,880
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of one year olds in Samoa, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 2,662 for number of one year olds in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of one year olds in Samoa peaked at 2,874 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1,880, in 1950.
Samoa ranks 179th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Number of one year olds in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,880 | — |
| 1951 | 1,946 | +3.5% |
| 1952 | 2,001 | +2.8% |
| 1953 | 2,051 | +2.5% |
| 1954 | 2,099 | +2.3% |
| 1955 | 2,144 | +2.1% |
| 1956 | 2,192 | +2.2% |
| 1957 | 2,241 | +2.2% |
| 1958 | 2,290 | +2.2% |
| 1959 | 2,343 | +2.3% |
| 1960 | 2,400 | +2.4% |
| 1961 | 2,454 | +2.2% |
| 1962 | 2,514 | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 2,570 | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 2,592 | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 2,599 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 2,610 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 2,614 | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 2,614 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 2,607 | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 2,595 | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 2,580 | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 2,562 | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 2,539 | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 2,526 | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 2,519 | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 2,513 | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 2,522 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 2,539 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 2,535 | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 2,517 | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 2,531 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 2,539 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 2,529 | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 2,530 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2,553 | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 2,624 | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 2,672 | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 2,618 | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 2,534 | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 2,499 | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 2,505 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 2,522 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 2,545 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 2,551 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 2,547 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 2,606 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 2,676 | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 2,656 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 2,584 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 2,595 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 2,615 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 2,615 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2,597 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 2,542 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 2,527 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 2,532 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 2,545 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 2,579 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 2,636 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 2,708 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 2,795 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 2,854 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 2,870 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 2,874 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 2,866 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 2,854 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 2,845 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 2,841 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 2,872 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 2,865 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 2,812 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 2,743 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 2,662 | -3.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 2,662 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41,663, 6% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 2,662 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14,573, 18% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,119 | 1,880 | 2,343 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2,557 | 2,400 | 2,614 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,543 | 2,513 | 2,595 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,565 | 2,517 | 2,672 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,569 | 2,499 | 2,676 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,578 | 2,527 | 2,636 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,838 | 2,708 | 2,874 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,770 | 2,662 | 2,865 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More reference data data for Samoa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0626 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0918 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1693 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of one year olds in Samoa?
- Number of one year olds in Samoa was 2,662 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of one year olds recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 2,874 in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of one year olds recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,880 in 1950.
- How does Samoa rank for number of one year olds?
- Samoa ranks 179th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of one year olds rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of one year olds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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